patttern altercation

[the_professors_assistantKeymaster]

morning professor , question i have an old dress pattern that fits very well, i have to do 2 princess seam style bodices for work that i have to sew can i trace over the bodice of that dress and use that as my pattern , but my issue is ive put on a little weight my measurements are bust 44 hips 49 and waist 40 n a half , do u think i can just add ease accordingly at the side seam or slash and spread method instead to add a little ease .or should i draft a new bodice pattern. thank you for ur reply..

[the_professors_assistantKeymaster]

You could try either of those methods. Another idea is doing pattern grading, which is taking an existing pattern and grading it up a size (or down a size). The method is very similar to slash and spread. We don’t have a tutorial but there’s a very good article on it here: http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/4368/making-sense-of-pattern-grading/page/all

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